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An H225M Caracal in French national service. Kuwait has ordered 30 such helicopters in a deal that is set to be finalised shortly. Source: Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters expects to shortly finalise its contract with Kuwait for 30 H225M Caracal medium-lift helicopters, the company's CEO said on 27 January.
Speaking at a press briefing, Guillaume Faury said that the deal that was agreed in August 2016 has not yet come into force, but that it should do so "in the coming weeks".
Kuwait signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters to procure the 30 H225Ms for a reported EUR1.7 billion (USD1.14 billion) following a type selection that was made in mid-2015, and includes support and services. Of these, 24 will go to the Kuwaiti Air Force and six to the Kuwait National Guard to be used for combat search-and-rescue, naval operations, medical evacuation, and military transportation.
Deliveries are scheduled to begin before the end of 2018.
Faury explained that the Kuwait deal was a highlight from a mixed year for the H225. Other successes included the sale of two additional H225Ms to Thailand (which still designates the type EC725) and the sale of an undisclosed number of H225Ms to Singapore (with Faury stating that 2016 saw 23 such H225M sales without Kuwait, it would appear that Singapore's order was for 21 such helicopters). On the downside was the fatal loss of a commercial H225 in Norway, and although not mentioned by Faury, another was the cancellation of Poland's order for 50 H225Ms in October 2016.
Away from the H225 but staying within the Super Puma family, Faury noted that the recently relaunched H215 continues to draw interest from around the world, with 2016 seeing a contract with the German police, and deliveries to Bolivia and the Finnish Border Guard. He announced also that the sale of seven H215 helicopters to an unnamed customer was secured in early 2017.
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